Description
Sweet Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies bring classic holiday charm to cookie plates with rich, creamy peanut butter and chocolate kiss centers. Delightful morsels melt in your mouth, guaranteeing smiles and seconds at family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup white sugar
Baking/Candy Additions:
- 18 milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Combine granulated sugar, creamy peanut butter, and a single egg in a mixing bowl, whisking thoroughly until a smooth, uniform mixture forms.
- If the dough feels overly soft or sticky, place it in the refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes to firm up and become more manageable.
- Gently roll the chilled dough into small, uniform spheres measuring roughly 1 inch in diameter, ensuring consistent sizing for even baking.
- Arrange the rounded dough balls on an unlined, clean baking sheet, spacing them slightly apart to allow for minimal spreading during cooking.
- Transfer the cookie sheet to a preheated oven set at 350 degrees fahrenheit, allowing the cookies to bake for about 10 minutes until the edges appear lightly set and slightly golden.
- Immediately after removing the cookies from the oven, while they remain warm and soft, delicately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie, creating a slight indentation.
- Allow the decorated cookies to cool completely on a wire cooling rack, permitting the chocolate kiss to set and the cookie base to stabilize at room temperature.
Notes
- Keep dough chilled to prevent sticking and ensure easier handling during shaping.
- Use room temperature ingredients for smoother, more consistent cookie texture.
- Opt for natural peanut butter with minimal added sugar for a richer, less sweet flavor profile.
- Consider using dark chocolate kisses for a slightly more sophisticated taste that balances the sweet cookie base.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 18
- Calories: 139
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 36 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg